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Separate legal personality and the corporate veilCorporate legal personality—the Salomon principleA properly formed registered company is a separate...
A company’s constitutionWhat is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as...
Allotment and issue of shares—fundamentalsSTOP PRESS: A significant restructuring of the UK listing regime came into effect on 29 July 2024, which...
Private companies limited by sharesThis Practice Note summarises the main features of a private company limited by shares. It also covers key...
Did Companies Act 2006 drop the requirement for a public limited company to have at least two members from 1 October 2007, and can a plc incorporated prior to 1 October 2007 become a single member company if the articles do not specifically state the company must have two or more members?The
A company’s constitutionThis Practice Note explains what a company’s constitution is. It centres on the integral part of a company’s constitution; the articles of association. It considers the definition of a company’s constitution under the Companies Act 2006, covers the nature of the articles of
If a company was incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 and has not changed its articles from Table A, is it compulsory for it to have an appointed company secretary?This Q&A assumes that the company in question is a private company limited by shares.Upon incorporation of a company, the
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
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